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Waterfowl wins duck/goose opener

“That’s why they call it hunting,” said Dave Manz, a former Buffalo City Court Judge who was getting ready to shake himself off like a Labrador retriever after doing what he was intended – retrieving

Bucking the odds in the Northern Zone

I’m a firm believer that any time I get out deer hunting and don’t fill a tag I still have boosted my odds of doing so later through simple math. Any time I can jump

Short season, no tags filled

Well, that was a fast two weeks. After months and months of watching the poults grow and multiply and grow some more, it seems like we had only hours for our fall turkey season. A

N.Y.'s knee-jerk reaction to CWD finding in Pa.

New York’s response to the discovery of chronic wasting disease in a single – one, count ’em, one – deer earlier this month, in a captive deer at that, and in the southernmost part of

Home, sweet home

We returned to the states earlier this month after two weeks in Europe visiting a friend. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity; one I just couldn’t turn down despite my having to miss

Outdoor writers converge on Niagara

After quite a bit of a variety of outdoor adventures that took me from Alaska to Missouri, it was time to settle back into my own little slice of the outdoors right here in Niagara

A tale (and tail) of the season

This year’s archery deer, fall turkey and Adirondacks early bear seasons have been the kind where life just gets in the way. Suddenly, it’s almost time to pick up the .270 up here and you

Game dinners offer something for everyone

If you’ve got a “significant other” who’s not quite sure of this whole hunter/gatherer thing and turns up their nose at even the best cut of venison or your latest walleye recipe, search out a

Overseas for the Oct. 1 opener

Okay, I’ve done it. I’ve scouted my hunting area, hung my stands, brushed them in and set my trail cameras. All is in readiness for my return to the states. By the time this is

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